A Thousand Splendid Suns
Heartbreaking and uplifting. This is storytelling at its very best.”
★★★★★ Broadway World
The Rep presents a powerful new production of A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini’s spiritual sequel to The Kite Runner.
In 1992 in an Afghanistan ravaged by war, an orphaned Laila is left alone in an increasingly threatening world. Her older neighbour Rasheed is quick to open his home and takes Laila as his second wife.
Rasheed’s first wife Mariam has no choice but to accept her younger, and now pregnant, rival. As the Taliban take over, life for all of them becomes a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear, and the two women find themselves unlikely allies.
Everything theatre should be. It’s gripping, heart-rending, painful to watch at times and at others inspiring”
★★★★★ Whatsonstage
Former Rep and Hampstead Theatre Artistic Director Roxana Silbert returns to Birmingham to direct this unflinching, life affirming drama, in which love grows and sustains the human spirit even during the hardest of times.
Superb… an emotional family drama and a real education”
★★★★★ Evening Chronicle
Priority Booking for Gold & Silver Rep Friends, Access Register & 16-25 members
Now open!
Priority Booking for Bronze Rep Friends opens
Thu 26 Sep from 12 noon
Public Booking opens
Fri 27 Sep from 12 noon
Price
From 19.50
Presented by
Birmingham Rep, Nottingham Playhouse & Leeds Playhouse
By
Ursula Rani Sarma
Based on the book by
Khaled Hosseini
Directed by
Roxana Silbert
Age Guidance
15+
Contains mature content not suitable for young audiences.
Please note, no under 5s will be admitted to the auditorium.
Access Performances
Audio Described: Sat 26 Apr 2.30pm (described by Carolyn Smith)
A Free Touch Tour is available to book before the Audio Described performance.
BSL Interpreted: Fri 25 Apr 7.30pm (interpreted by Harjit Jagdev)
Captioned: Thu 1 May 2.30pm (captioned by Cara Lawless)
Chilled: Sat 26 Apr 2.30pm
Special Offers
Aged 16 to 25 Discounted tickets are available for this production for registered 16-25 members. T&Cs apply – Find Out More
3 for 2: Add 3 shows into your basket and at checkout enjoy 33% off each production for selected productions. T&Cs apply – Find Out More
Teens Go Free: Receive one complimentary young persons ticket (13-19 years) when you book one standard ticket on Wed 16 Apr, Thu 17 Apr, Wed 23 Apr, Thu 24 Apr. Tue 29 Apr, Wed 30 Apr and Thu 1 May, performances at 7.30pm. Discount will be applied automatically at checkout when you add both tickets to your basket. T&Cs apply – Find Out More
Fees and Charges
Please note there is a transaction fee of £3.50 on all payment types.
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